Longtime members, faculty, and alumni of the School of Dance, who are also alumni of Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), will perform in RDT's "Ovation," an evening-length performance. The careers of these incredible artists span almost 40 years of the RDT legacy, and several continue to have long-lasting careers and tutelage in the performing arts. They will appear in a restaging of "Ryoanji" by Department of Theatre’s Adj. Assoc. Prof. Jacque Lynn Bell (Psych BS ’76, Dance & Choreography MFA ’82), featuring a breathtaking cast of 43 performers from across generations.
In respective order (Years with RDT):
- Mimi Skola Silverstein (1981-1986) – Tanner Dance Associate Instructor, (Modern ‘XX)
- Angie Banchero-Kelleher (1985-1992 & 1998-2006)
- Tina Misaka (1986-1998) – Tanner Dance Associate Instructor & CFA Distinguished Alumna (Modern ‘XX)
- Brent Schneider (1989-1994) – Professor Emeritus, Former School of Dance Chair, (Modern MFA ‘XX)
- Chara Huckins (1995-‘2012) – Tanner Dance Associate Instructor, (Modern ‘XX)
- Nathan Shaw (2006-‘2012) – Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Associate Instructor, (BFA ‘11)
- Efren Corado Garcia (2013-2019) – (MFA ‘11)